Vegetarian foods high in Zinc

Your body needs zinc daily for immune cells to work, wounds to close, and DNA to copy itself during cell division. This Daily Value is a target, not a ceiling: most people benefit from meeting it, and your label's percentage tells you how much one serving contributes to that goal.

Zinc concentrates in animal muscle and shellfish, then in seeds, legumes, and whole grains. The ranking below shows raw concentration per 100 g, but bioavailability matters; compounds in plants can bind zinc and reduce how much your body absorbs, so a plant-based food may look higher on this table than it performs in practice.

On a vegetarian or vegan diet, legumes and seeds become your primary sources, but phytates in these foods bind zinc and lower absorption. Fortified cereals and nutritional yeast provide an alternative route. Soaking, sprouting, and fermenting legumes and grains can reduce phytate content and improve zinc uptake, though they do not eliminate it.

FDA daily value: 11 mg

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Showing 4601–4650 of 8,038 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
4601 Turnip greens, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4602 Potato, french-fried, frozen, partially fried, cottage cut, heated in oven, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4603 Asparagus, frozen, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4604 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, instant, low calorie, unprepared Sweets 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4605 Blackberry juice, canned Fruits and fruit juices 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4606 Milk, fluid, chocolate, partly skimmed, 1% M.F. Dairy and Egg Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4607 Grains, rice, white, glutinous, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4608 Icing (frosting), coconut-nut, ready to eat Sweets 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4609 Sweets, syrups, sorghum Sweets 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4610 Biscuit, plain/buttermilk, refrigerated dough, higher fat, baked Baked Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4611 Beans, mung, long rice (chinese noodles), dehydrated Legumes and Legume Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4612 Milk shake (fast food), chocolate Beverages 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4613 Malted milk, chocolate flavour, powder, milk whole milk Beverages 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4614 Vegetables, mixed, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4615 Potato, french-fried, frozen, extruded, heated in oven Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4616 Potato, french-fried, frozen, cottage cut, salt not added in processing, heated in oven Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4617 Broccoli, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4618 Turnip greens, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4619 Taro leaves, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4620 Peas, edible-podded (snow peas), frozen, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4621 Dandelion greens, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4622 Beans, mung, mature seeds, sprouted, bean sprouts, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4623 Asparagus, frozen, boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4624 Cereal, hot, corn grits (yellow), dry Breakfast cereals 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4625 Sauce, white, medium, 2% milk, homemade Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4626 Milk, fluid, chocolate, whole Dairy and Egg Products 0.41 mg 4% CNF
4627 Flour, cassava Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.41 mg 4% USDA_FF
4628 Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix Baked Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4629 Cereals ready-to-eat, NATURE'S PATH, Organic FLAX PLUS, Pumpkin Granola Breakfast Cereals 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4630 Soup, vegetable, canned, low sodium, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4631 Split pea soup, canned, reduced sodium, prepared with water or ready-to serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4632 Sauce, homemade, white, thick Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4633 Salad dressing, ranch dressing, fat-free Fats and Oils 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4634 Babyfood, dinner, macaroni and cheese, strained Baby Foods 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4635 Pancakes plain, frozen, ready-to-heat (includes buttermilk) Baked Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4636 Cookies, vanilla sandwich with creme filling Baked Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4637 Babyfood, dinner, pasta with vegetables Baby Foods 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4638 Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd Dairy and Egg Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4639 Avocados, raw, Florida Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4640 Soup, tomato rice, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4641 Yogurt, Greek, nonfat, vanilla, DANNON OIKOS Dairy and Egg Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4642 Soup, mushroom barley, canned, condensed Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4643 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added nonfat milk solids, vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4644 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added nonfat milk solids and vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4645 Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with margarine Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4646 Shallots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4647 Potatoes, french fried, crinkle or regular cut, salt added in processing, frozen, oven-heated Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4648 Potatoes, red, flesh and skin, baked Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4649 Potatoes, scalloped, home-prepared with butter Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR
4650 Pineapple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.40 mg 4% USDA_SR

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